Paul Guilfoyle
Born: 1902-07-14 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Died: 1961-06-27
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Paul Guilfoyle (July 14, 1902 – June 27, 1961) was an American stage, film and television actor. Later in his career, he also directed films and television episodes. Guilfoyle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He started off working on stage, performing on Broadway in 16 plays according to the Internet Broadway Database, beginning with The Jolly Roger and Cyrano de Bergerac in 1923 and ending with Jayhawker in 1934. He appeared in many films that starred Lee Tracy in the 1930s. In the 1949 crime film White Heat, he played (uncredited) a treacherous prison inmate murdered in cold blood by James Cagney's lead character. He died of a heart attack on June 27, 1961 in Hollywood. He had a son, Anthony. Guilfoyle was interred in Glendale, California's Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Filmography
1960
- The Boy and the Pirates as Snipe
- Tess of the Storm Country ... (Director)
1959
- Lock-Up ... (Director)
1957
- Sugarfoot ... (Director)
- Official Detective ... (Director)
1956
- U.S. Marshall ... (Director)
1955
- Highway Patrol ... (Director)
- Gunsmoke as Reverend
- MGM Parade
- Science Fiction Theatre ... (Director)
- Jungle Jim
- Trial as Cap Grant
- Chief Crazy Horse as Worm
- A Life at Stake ... (Director)
1954
- Climax!
- Public Defender ... (Director)
- Apache as Santos
- The Golden Idol as Prince Ali Ben Mamoud
1953
- Julius Caesar as Citizen of Rome
- The Body Beautiful as Investigator
- Torch Song as Monty Rolfe
- Captain Scarface ... (Director)
- The Diamond Queen as Guide
1952
- Mr. & Mrs. North
- China Smith
- Confidence Girl as William Pope
- Actors and Sin as Mr. Blue
1951
- Racket Squad
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Eastbrook
- When I Grow Up as Doc
- Journey Into Light as Fanatic
1950
- The Woman on Pier 13 as Ralston
- Davy Crockett, Indian Scout as Ben
- Bomba and the Hidden City as Hassan
1949
- Mighty Joe Young as Smith
- White Heat as Roy Parker (uncredited)
- Follow Me Quietly as Overbeck
- A Woman's Secret as Radio Program Moderator (Uncredited)
- Miss Mink of 1949 as Uncle Newton
- The Judge as William Jackson
- There's a Girl in My Heart as Father Callaghan
1948
- Trouble Preferred as Baby Face Charlie
1947
- The Millerson Case as Jud Rookstool
- Roses Are Red as George 'Buster' Cooley
- Second Chance as Nick
- Messenger of Peace as Peter Kerl
1946
- The Virginian as Shorty
- The Scarlet Horseman as Jim Bannion
- Sweetheart of Sigma Chi as Frankie
1945
- Why Girls Leave Home as Steve Raymond
- The Missing Corpse as Andy McDonald
1944
- It Happened Tomorrow as Shep
- The Seventh Cross as Fiedler
- The Master Race as Katry
- The Mark of the Whistler as 'Limpy' Smith
- Dark Shadows as Dudley Badger
1943
- Petticoat Larceny as Joe 'Tinhorn' Foster
- The North Star as Iakin
- Three Russian Girls as Trishin
- White Savage as Erik
1942
- Time to Kill as Manager, Florence Apartments
- The Incredible Stranger as The Stranger (uncredited)
- The Man Who Returned to Life as Clyde Beebe
- Who Is Hope Schuyler? as Carl Spence
- Madero of Mexico as Don Francisco Madero
1941
- The Saint In Palm Springs as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
1940
- The Grapes of Wrath as Floyd
- Remember the Night as District Attorney
- Brother Orchid as Red Martin
- The Saint Takes Over as Clarence 'Pearly' Gates
- Wildcat Bus as Donovan
- Millionaires in Prison as Ox
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Minor Role (uncredited)
- East of the River as Balmy
- One Crowded Night as Jim Andrews
1939
- Society Lawyer as Murtock
- One Hour to Live as Stanley Jones
- Heritage of the Desert as Snap Thornton
- Sabotage as Steve Barsht
- Pacific Liner as Wishart
- Money to Loan as Hanley's Assistant
- News Is Made at Night as Bat Randall
- The Story of Alfred Nobel as Alfred Nobel (uncredited)
- Thou Shalt Not Kill as Gordon Mavis
- Our Leading Citizen as Jerry Peters
- Unexpected Father as Ed Stone - Sandy's Uncle
1938
- Bringing Up Baby as (uncredited)
- Tarnished Angel as Eddie Fox
- Stage Fright
- Maid's Night Out as P.X. Quinn - Bailbondsman (uncredited)
- This Marriage Business as Frankie Spencer
- Carefree as Elevator Starter (uncredited)
- The Mad Miss Manton as Bat Regan
- Blind Alibi as Taggart
- The Saint in New York as Hymie Fanro
- Fugitives for a Night as Monks
- Law of the Underworld as Henchman Batsy
- Crashing Hollywood as Herman Tibbets
- Sky Giant as 'Fergie' Ferguson
- The Law West of Tombstone as Bud McQuinn
- Double Danger as Taylor
- I'm from the City as Willie
1937
- Super-Sleuth as Gibbons, a film director
- Sea Devils as Charlie - Radio Operator (uncredited)
- Fight for Your Lady as Jim Trask
- The Woman I Love as Bertier
- The Soldier and the Lady as Vasiley
- She's Got Everything as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- Danger Patrol as Tim
- You Can't Buy Luck as Frank Bent
- Hideaway as Norris
- Quick Money as Ambrose Ames
- Behind The Headlines as Art Martin
- Flight from Glory as Jones
1936
- Wanted: Jane Turner as Phil Crowley
- Winterset as Garth Esdras
- Roaming Lady as Dr. Wong
- You May Be Next! as Navy Messenger (uncredited)
- Two-Fisted Gentleman as Gallagher
1935
- Special Agent as Williams - Quinn's Secretary
- The Crime of Doctor Crespi as Dr. John Arnold
1932
- The Skull Murder Mystery as Paul Beck